GIRLS Aloud star Sarah Harding BIT her boyfriend’s leg and ELBOWED him in the face during a violent bust-up.

She lashed out after Dutchman Theo de Vries, 35, allegedly assaulted her on a skiing trip to Austria. Sarah was taken to hospital by the local police.

She has told close pals that de Vries attacked her after she dumped him – but he claims she beat him up. He said she bit him and flung an ashtray at him.

De Vries added: “I have a big black eye. Sarah bit me on the leg and I’ve got five teeth marks. She threw an ashtray at me, hitting my eye, and gave me a bloody nose.”

Sarah has told close pals de Vries is threatening to report her to police. Sarah’s friend said: “This is ludicrous. She believes she was clearly defending herself.

“He’d been drinking while she was sober and decided to end it. He didn’t take it too well and got in a fight in which he hit her.”

Sarah, 30, who has recently battled alcohol dependency and depression, was seen leaving hospital with her right hand in bandages and with “swollen lips and puffy eyes”. She got the first flight back to the UK.

Austrian police confirmed: “A report is being prepared for prosecutors who will decide if assault charges need to be filed.”

A spokesman at the Hotel Schloss Matzen, near Innsbruck, where the couple had been staying, refused to comment.